Upholstered furniture for seating



Aug. 6, 1957 S. S. JONAS Filed Aug. 29, 1955 failli. l

UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE FOR SEATING, SUCH AS CHAIRS OR COUCHES N45, IN VEN TOR.

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UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE FOR SEATING, SUCH AS CHAIRS R COUCHES Samuel S.Jonas, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application August 29, 1955, Serial No. 531,195

3 Claims. (Cl. 15S-112) This invention relates to upholstered chairs orcouches, and more particularly to such furniture that is equipped `witharm rests.

in lsuch furniture, it has been common to attach the arms rigidly to thetrame. Accordingly, .when occupied, the Iseat would be depressed`again-st the resilience of the seat cushion, while the arms remain inelevated position.

1t is one of the Iobjects of this invention to provide an armconstruction that avoids this objection; and more particular-ly byIattaching the `arm to the seat cu-shions.

It is another object of this invention to improve and simplify, ingeneral, seats and couches of this character.

This invention possesses many other advantages, and has other objectswhich may be made more clearly apparent from a considerati-on of :oneembodiment of the invention. =For this purpose, there is shown y.a formin the drawings accompanying and forming -a part of the presentspecification. This form will now be described in detail, illustratingthe general principles of the invention; but it is to be understood thatthis detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, sincethe scope of this invention is best dened by the appended claims.

Referring to the :drawings:

iFigure 1 is la pictorial -view of la couch embodyin-g the invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section o1 the couch, taken through one of thearms; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary .sectional View, taken along a planecorresponding to line .33 of Fig. 2.

The Acouch includes la structure having superposed frame members A1 and2. Member 1 is provided with legs 3. These trame members areappropriately attached together so as to clamp between them the inwardlyturned edges of the fabric or leather covers4 and 5. The cover 4provides a lower 'edge for the couch; and the cover 5 serves as facovering for the seat portion 25.

The seat portion is upholstered as by Iappropriate cotton batting 6, orthe like, confined between the cover -5 and webbing 7. A number ofsprings 8 resting upon the frame member 2. and engaging webbing 7 servesto provide seat resilience. An appropriate back structure 9 may also beprovided.

Directly supported upon the upper surface of cover 5 are the armstructures 10 and l1.

Each arm structure includes `a box-'like structure having an uppermember 12, side members 13 and 14, and a plurality of struts 15 arrangedalong the bottom portion of the frame structure. A -welt or piping 16extends around the base of the arm rest 10 or 11 and is attached both tothe arm rest 10 or 11 and the cover 5. In this way the `arm rests 10 and11 are supported wholly upon the upper surface of the seat portion.

States Patent 0 ICC interposed between the -frame structure comprisingmembers 12, 13, 14 and 15 and the cover material 17, upholsteri-ng, suchas cotton batting 18, may be provided.

The frame member 1 is provided with a plurality of longitudinallyextending Slat members 19. These slats have openings for the passage ofmetal straps or wires 20 extending upwardly through the members 15 andplaced under tension by the action of the springs 8 when the seat 5 isnot occupied. The ends of these metal strap members may be anchored inany appropriate manner to the members 19 and 15, as by the aid ofscrews. Since the wires or straps 20 limit upward movement of the rest1:1, the springs 8 cause the `cover 5 to bulge about the margins of therest, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. The general appearance thus created is.that the `rest-s 10 and 11 are rigidly a part of the frame and that theseat is upholstered Iabout rigid-1y supported rests.

This structure, while indicated in connection with a couch, is adaptablefor any furniture designed for seating. When the couch is occupied 'byone or more person-s, the arm rests 10 and 11 are depressed along withthe seat structure. Tension on the straps is then relieved, but due -tothe welt or piping 16, the arm rests 10 and 11 are moved downwardly withthe seat as the seat is lexed under the weight of the occupant.

The inventor claims:

1. `In furniture of the character described: an upholstered seat; aframe tor the seat; resilient means supporting the sea-t on the frame;an arm rest disposed on the seat; `a flexible connect-ion between theframe and the rest and limiting movement of the rest upwardly from theframe whereby the resilient means causes the seat to dex about themarginal por-tions of the rest; and means connecting the rest to theseat.

2. In furniture of the character described: an upholstered seat; a framefor the seat; resilient means supporting the seat on the trame; an armrest disposed on the sea-t; -a exible connection 4between the frame andthe rest and limiting movement of the rest upwardly from the framewhereby the resilient means causes the sea-t to Hex about the marginalportions of the rest; and a welt extending about and secured to thelower` edge of the rest and joining the rest to the seat.

3. in furniture of th-e character described: an uplholstered seat; aframe for the seat; resilient means supporting the seat on the frame; anarm rest supported on the seat, said rest having a bottom memberrest-ing on the seat; means for attaching the lower edge of the restupon the seat; and a flexible connection between said bottom member andthe frame, and placed under tension by the resilient means while theseat is unoccupied; said connection limiting movement of t-he restupwardly from the frame, and -causing the resilient means to flex theseat about the marginal portions of the rest.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS D.170,189 Glass Aug. 18, 1953 `1,105,822 Murphy Aug. 4, 1914 1,585,279Brandber-g May 18, 1926 2,495,849 Kris Jan. 31, 1950 2,692,638 CastellOct. 26, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS 578,982 Great Britain July 18, 1946

